Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-12
LEE spEcLAL.TAx BOND SUITS.

OF, indeed, Of all the commencement season,
is the semi centennial commencement OF
Davidson College, to be held wednesday
and Thursday.
The sPECnL-TAx BOND SUITS.
judge Hugh l.. Bonds action IN the case
OF the spcclal.tax bond suit OF Temple Us.
the state was not unexpected. The case
will Of course now 90 10 the Supreme
Court upon the States appeal. The "spe.
cIal.iaX bonds :" are worse than worthless,
whatever Bond NAV saw. In 1879 the L.
gislature submitted to the people an amend
ment to the State Constitution, which VA
,oted on at the election in November, 1'S0,
and adopted by a majority Of 1880 votes.
I be amendment Is as follows:
Nor shall the General Assembly assume or
pay, or authorize the collection OF any tax TO
pay either directly or indirectly, expressed or
implied, any debt or fond Incurred or Issued
by authority Of the convention Of the year
1855 nor shall any debt or bond incurred or
issued by the Legislature Of the year 1868,
either at Its special session of the year 1868 or
At its regular sessions Of the years 1863 and
1863, and 1879, except the bonds issued 10 fund
the interest on the old debts Of the State. UNI
less the proposing to pay the Same shall have
first been submitted to the people and by them
ratified by the vote Of majority OF all the
qualified voters OF the State at regular cleo
ton held for that purpose
In the face OF such action on the part OF
the people in regard to these bonds, born
Of fraud and inIquity, there is necessarily
not much interest in what the courts may
90 TO press such mOnstrOus claim. As
prominent man put it, "Can a horse be
made TO drink watcrI" Not much.
Interest on the States bonds is due July
lst, and will be met promptly. The State
guards its credit jealousy and carefully,
snd the result Is that its bonds stand among
the highest IN the country.
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
The Death Of cX-Lieutenant.Govern
James l.. Robinson at his home, In Macon,
IS now daily expected. His physicians say
bis attack OF BrighPs disease is necessarily
fatal, and that the end is near.
The mortality among children has been
excessive since the middle OF May in some
sections OF the State.
1t is now definitely settled that the col
lector's Office OF the new Fifth revenue dis
trict will be at Charlotte. 1t VIII open
there July 1st. Stamp offices will be 10.
Gated at Statesyille, Mount Airy, and Ashe.
vile.
The news Of the death Of Rev. VI. T..
Grureri, " no for many years was principal
Of Salem Female Academy, causes great
sadness among the old pupils OF that noted
school.
As curious fact It may be stated that
the famous Peter ;. Ney (who 50 many be-
licye was the marshal Of Franco drew the
design for the seat Of Davidson College.
TIE BEER QUESTION.
The sale OF beer here continues to be the
sole topic Of conversation. The Garb0rO'-
House bar, the only one licensed, opened
this morning. At9 O'Clock it was closed.
The baIkcepcr was arrested by the chief
OF police on a warrant charging him
with selling beer and wine in violation OF
the ecal.option law. When the ease came
mp for trial before Mayor Thompson it was
postponed TILL Tuesday, and the defendant
required to give bail for his appearance at
that time Counsel Tor the defendant re-
fused to give bail, whereupOn the defend.
ant IVES ordered into the custody OF the
chief OF police and was lodged in the
suard.house His attorneys at once nude
application for writ OF hdbeos corpus.
I bis was issued this afternoon by Chief
Justice Smith, and argumCnt set at O'Clock
Monday afternoon before 4 full bench OF
the Suureme Court. This will settle def
nitcly the question whether beer Is Snirti,-
Gus Iidu6r in the eyes 81 the law, and also
whether its sale is a violation Of the local
option law. Intense Interest is felt in this
case all over the State.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Lightning struck several houses at VII.
mington yesterday and badly damaged the
residence OF Mrs. G. l.. Rush. The resi-
dence Of X. l.. Ilelde, Danish Consul, was
alsomiured considerably. Captain J. II. Nc
GoWRn was severely shocked. The light
ming burst open the doors and windows OF
the houses.
BRUTAL MURDER.
Definite news was received to-day about
The murder Of Paul Lincke i'm Beaufort
county. 1t IS that Lincke had bcfrendcd
William A. Potts, diss0lute but handsome
young lawyer, who formerly lived at States
vile. Potts nad acquired undue ascend
ancy over LInckc's wife, and sought an
opportunity to Kill Linckc. Tuesday night
a. Lincke was asleep in bed with his
wife and adopted daughter Lillian, five
wears old, Potts crept INTO the room, and
placing pistol at LnCke's head flied It.
and blew out Llncke's brains. Potts at once
lied towards Aurora. but on the way there
met the physician and deputy sheriff, WHO
had been notified OF the murder. Potts sur.
rendered TO them, acknOH lodging the crime.
ard saying he intended to Kill two other
men. Mrs. Lincke was arrested a. Access
sorry, though the evidence against her was
circumStantial. She was discharged and
Potts put in jail m irons. Feeling is very
high against both. Lincke managed an eX-
teTsiyc plantation for Colonel -hatier, Of
Raleigh. lie had recently come into pos
session Of 5000 from Germany. lie bad
made it and all the rest Of his property over
10 his wife, and it has been discovered that
she had made it all over to Potts. The
murder is one Of the most brutal on record